Cape Peron
Cape Peron is a headland at Rockingham, at the southern end of Cockburn Sound in Western Australia. The cape is locally known as Point Peron, and is noted for its protected beaches, limestone cliffs, reefs and panoramic views.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cape
- Description: headland in Rockingham, Western Australia
- Also known as: “Cape Peron, Western Australia”, “Point Peron”, and “Point Peron, Western Australia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mushroom Rock and Peron Battery.
Peron Battery
Bunker
Photo: Stephen Edmonds, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Peron Battery, at Cape Peron, was the southernmost of the Fremantle Fortress coastal defence batteries in Western Australia. Also referred to as K Heavy Battery, it was established in January 1943 and, like the Challenger Battery on near-by Garden Island, it was equipped with two mobile 155 mm guns.
Bird Island
Islet
Photo: Calistemon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bird Island is the name of three islands in Western Australia. Two are in the Kimberley region, and the third is off the coast of Rockingham, about 2 kilometres south of Garden Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Peron and Shoalwater.
Peron
Suburb
Photo: Calistemon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Peron is an outer southern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, and is located within the City of Rockingham. The suburb was gazetted in 1974.
Shoalwater
Suburb
Photo: Calistemon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shoalwater is an outer southern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, located within the City of Rockingham. Shoalwater is located within the Shoalwater Islands Marine Park which includes Shoalwater Bay, Warnbro Sound, Cape Peron and several small islands being Penguin island, Seal Island and Shag Rock.
Rockingham
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Rockingham is a local government area in the Perth metropolitan area, about 50 km south of central Perth and 20 kilometres north of Mandurah. An unsung hero of the metro area, it is often left off tourist radars, but it is well worth a visit for its stunning beaches and laid back coastal lifestyle.
Cape Peron
- Categories: point and landform
- Location: City of Rockingham, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-32.26611° or 32° 15′ 58″ southLongitude
115.68291° or 115° 40′ 59″ eastElevation
8 metres (26 feet)Named after
François PéronOpen location code
4PVQPMMM+H5OpenStreetMap ID
node 4580484145OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
2063540Wikidata ID
Q5034991
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Cape Peron” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Cape Peron”
- Dutch: “Kaap Peron (Rockingham)”
- Dutch: “Kaap Peron”
- Italian: “capo Peron”
- Swedish: “Cape Peron”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Safety Bay and Garden Island.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include John Point and White Rock.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Cape Peron”. Photo: Dmcfee, CC BY-SA 3.0.